The lipid content and composition of Haematococcuspluvialis exposed to stress conditions were analyzed to assess the potential of this microalga as a biodiesel feedstock. The total lipid content of… (More)

The euglenoid genus Monomorphina was defined by Mereschowsky in 1877 to include rigid euglenoids that were pyriform in lateral view, had a hyaline spine at the posterior end, and one to few parietal… (More)

Since the fatty acid ester profile of a given biofuel is relatively consistent with the source’s fatty acid profile, the properties of the biodiesel produced from a particular feedstock exhibit… (More)

This study identified the most common epiphytes infecting the algal host Gracilaria chilensis on a farm in northern Chile. Simultaneously, the types of host–epiphyte interfaces were characterized and… (More)

Plants of Lessonia trabeculata and L. nigrescens were studied by transmission electron microscopy in order to evaluate ultrastructural level changes in response to copper exposure. Samples of fronds,… (More)